What is the official theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2026 (1-7 August)?
Explanation
World Breastfeeding Week is observed from 1 to 7 August in over 170 countries. The 2026 theme, 'Breastfeeding for a Sustainable Start in Life: Strengthen What Works', urges governments and health systems to scale up proven interventions. It is coordinated by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) with WHO and UNICEF; in India the Ministry of Women and Child Development leads it. The 2025 theme was 'Prioritise Breastfeeding: Create Sustainable Support Systems'.
Q2
Arundhati Choudhary, who won women's 70kg boxing gold at CWG 2026, hails from which city?
Explanation
Arundhati Choudhary of Kota, Rajasthan, won the women's 70kg boxing gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026. In the final on 1 August 2026 she beat England's Chantelle Reid by a 5-0 unanimous decision, four judges scoring 30-27 and one 29-28. She fought with a 102-degree fever. In the semifinal she had defeated Rosie Eccles of Wales. The Glasgow Games ran from 23 July to 2 August 2026.
Q3
How many gold medals did Indian boxers win at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026?
Explanation
At the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 Indian boxers won a record 10 medals - seven gold and three silver - their best ever haul, beating the nine of Gold Coast 2018. No country has won seven boxing golds at a single edition; England took six in 1934 and 2018 and Canada six in 1986. The gold medallists were Preeti Pawar, Jaismine Lamboria, Sakshi Chaudhary, Priya Ghanghas, Arundhati Choudhary, Sachin Siwach and Ankush Panghal.
Q4
Which Indian boxer won the women's 57kg boxing gold at CWG 2026?
Explanation
Jaismine Lamboria of Bhiwani, Haryana, won the women's 57kg boxing gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026. In the final on 1 August 2026 she beat Michaela Walsh of Northern Ireland 5-0; Walsh was the Birmingham 2022 champion. Jaismine had won bronze in the 60kg class in 2022, and in September 2025 she took the 57kg gold at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool.
Q5
In which para athletics event did Soman Rana win gold at CWG 2026?
Explanation
Soman Rana of India won the men's shot put F57 gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026. On 1 August 2026 he threw a season-best 13.40m. Shubham Juyal took silver with 13.28m, giving India its first one-two finish in the event. Rana, an Indian Army soldier with the 2/8 Gorkha Rifles, lost his right leg in a landmine blast in the Poonch sector in 2006 and turned to para athletics.
Q6
Which Indian athlete won the men's triple jump silver at CWG 2026?
Explanation
On 1 August at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 India took a double podium in the men's triple jump. Praveen Chithravel leapt 16.58m on his fourth attempt for silver, while Selva Prabhu Thirumaran claimed bronze with 16.52m on his fifth. Gold went to Jordan Scott of Jamaica with 16.72m. Chithravel had missed bronze by just 3cm at Birmingham 2022.
Q7
Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games from 23 July to 2 August 2026?
Explanation
The 2026 Commonwealth Games were held in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 2 August 2026. India made its debut at these Games in 1934. This was a slimmed-down edition without shooting, wrestling, badminton and table tennis. India's largest haul came in boxing, with a record seven golds. The next edition, in 2030, will be hosted by Ahmedabad, India; New Delhi hosted in 2010.
Q8
Who won India's first boxing gold medal at CWG 2026
Explanation
Preeti Pawar of Bhiwani, Haryana, gave India its first boxing gold of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 by winning the women's 54kg title. In the final on 1 August 2026 she beat Scarlett Delgado of Canada 5-0, also scoring a knockdown. The 23-year-old is an Asian Games bronze medallist and the first Indian woman athlete to be appointed directly to the rank of Nayab Subedar in the Indian Army.
Q9
In which boxing weight category did Sakshi Chaudhary win gold at CWG 2026?
Explanation
Sakshi Chaudhary of Bhiwani, Haryana, won the women's 51kg boxing gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026. In the final on 1 August 2026 she beat Ruby White of England by a 5-0 unanimous decision. Hers was one of seven Indian boxing golds that day. Bhiwani is known as India's Cuba for boxing and has produced pugilists such as Vijender Singh and Vikas Krishan.
Q10
Which Indian boxer won the women's 60kg boxing gold at CWG 2026?
Explanation
Priya Ghanghas of Bhiwani won the women's 60kg boxing gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026. In the final on 1 August 2026 she beat Marie-Bathoul Al-Ahmadieh of Canada by a 4-1 split decision. India took seven of the 14 boxing golds on offer at this edition, five of them in the women's events. Priya, Preeti Pawar, Jaismine Lamboria and Sakshi Chaudhary all come from Bhiwani.
Q11
Sachin Siwach beat a boxer from which country in the men's 60kg final at CWG 2026?
Explanation
Sachin Siwach of Bhiwani, Haryana, won the men's 60kg boxing gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026. Trailing in the final on 1 August 2026, he mounted a strong third-round comeback to beat Tryagain Morning Ndevelo of Namibia 3-2. The 26-year-old was ranked World No. 5 in his category and had earlier won gold at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games.
Q12
In which men's boxing weight category did Ankush Panghal win gold at CWG 2026?
Explanation
Ankush Panghal of Haryana won the men's 80kg boxing gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026. In the final on 1 August 2026 he beat Dimeji Shittu of England 4-1, with three judges scoring it 29-26. The 22-year-old carried his junior-level success into his first major senior title. On the same day Narender Berwal took silver in the men's 90+kg division.